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THE LATEST

"A Bird That's Come Home"
"Almost Due North"
"The Fold"
poems by
Kelsea Habecker
posted Jul 22, 2008

"The Devil"
a story by
Nathan Long
posted Jul 15, 2008

"The Battle of Fallow Field"
a story by
James Terry
posted Jul 8, 2008

Steven Millhauser
an interview
posted Jun 24, 2008

"The Rattle"
a story by
Al Dixon
posted Jun 17, 2008

"Jesus in 42"
a story by
Damian Dressick
posted Jun 10, 2008

"Advisory Committee"
"Frogpond"
"Over Easy"
"The Cup"
visuals by
Julie Speed
posted Jun 3, 2008

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Issue 26
Winter 2008

Liana Scalettar
Stephen Dixon
Pascal Mercier
C.E. Poverman
Amy Havel
Meghan Austin
fiction

Eugene Ostashevsky
Jennifer Pilch
John Rybicki
poetry

Megan Williamson
visuals

Junot Díaz
interview

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"Lincoln Park"
Megan Williamson
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Issue 25
Fall/Winter 2007

Michael Martone
Susan Buttenwieser
Samantha Peale
Laura Tanenbaum
fiction

Melissa Hotchkiss
Daniel Nester
Nicole Walker
poetry

Peter Schwartz
visuals

George Singleton
interview

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"Pseudonym"
Peter Schwartz
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Issue 24
Summer 2007

Daniel Alarcón
Stevie Davis
Tim Coe
Kiara Brinkman
Jeffrey Lent
fiction

Katherine Maurer
Lesley Jenike
Claudia La Rocco
poetry

Ben Brandt
visuals

Matthew Sharpe
interview

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Ben Brandt
Jehovah
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Issue 23
Spring 2007

Elizabeth Crane
Thomas Hopkins
Michael Kimball
Andrew Milward
Hannah Harlow
fiction

Joseph Kerschbaum
Graeme Bezanson
Christina Kallery
Mary Austin Speaker
Steven Dube
poetry

Patrick Vickers
multimedia

Chris Bohjalian
interview

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Vickers, the aphasic quilt
Patrick Vickers
the aphasic quilt

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Issue 22
Fall 2006

Suzanne Abbot
Jenn Scheck-Kahn
Andrew Roe
Terese Svoboda
fiction

Matthew Rohrer
Lauren Mitchell
Michael Snediker
Robert VanderMolen
Donald Ilich
poetry

Amie Oliver
visuals

Alice McDermott
interview

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Amie Oliver
"Angels and Infidels MXCMLIV"

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Issue 21
Summer 2006

JJ DeCeglie
Jimmy Chen
Caren Beilin
Scott Indrisek
fiction

Barry Seiler
Marjorie Manwaring
Nicholas Allen Harp
Jane Ormerod
poetry

Randall Stoltzfus
visuals

Stephen Dixon
interview

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Randall Stoltzfus
"Chrysler"

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Issue 20
Spring 2006

Benjamin Krier
Keller+Kuhn
Kevin Sampsell
Colleen Mondor
fiction

Sally Ashton
Jenn Habel
Richard Norman
Max Winter
poetry

Shawn McNulty
visuals

Anne Tyler
interview

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Shawn McNulty
"Circuit"

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Issue 19
Winter 2006

Keith Lord
Cari Luna
Lou Mathews
Becky Hagenston
fiction

Dana Ward
Sasha Frere-Jones
Katherine Riegel
Tara Deal
Billy Collins
poetry

William Auten
visuals

Mary Gaitskill
Billy Collins
interviews

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William Auten
"Golgotha"

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Issue 18
Fall 2005

Douglas Light
Susan Buttenwieser
Diane Goettel
Matthew Leibel
Carolyn Hiler
Jen Michalski
Hal Niedzviecki
fiction

Jason Schneiderman
Thylias Moss
Brendan Lorber
J. Allyn Rosser
poetry

Shelly Lependorf and Stan Shire
visuals

Mary Jo Salter
interview

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Shelly Lependorf and Stan Shire
"Horizon Fields V"

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Issue 17
Fifth Anniversary Issue
Summer 2005

Steve Almond
Jim Shepard
Greg Ames
Matthew Derby
fiction

Terrance Hayes
Jonah Winter
Amy Holman
Mary Donnelly
Lee Upton
John Rybicki
poetry

Doug Malone
visuals

Sam Lipsyte
interview


Doug Malone
"Arrangement with Figure #1"

Issue 16
Winter 2005

Kristin Kearns
Roselle Chen
Emily Ethridge
Chris Lombardi
Russell Rowland
fiction

Brandon Downing
Maggie Smith
Fraser Sutherland
poetry

Mia Pearlman
paintings

Pam Houston
Mary Morris
interviews


Mia Pearlman
"The Galaxies in My Veins Still Waltzing"

Issue 15
Fall 2004

Chris Bachelder
Courtney Weber
Claudia Smith
Michael Hartford
Robert Lopez

fiction

Thaddeus Rutkowski
Jacob Eigen
Shelley Ettinger
Jessica Rasile
Jordan Davis

poetry

Gustavo Schmidt
paintings

Elwood Reid
interview


Gustavo Schmidt
"Bread in White"

Issue 14
Summer 2004

Karen Shepard
Susan Daitch
Geoffrey Becker
Frances Sherwood
fiction

Mark Cunningham
Katey Nicosia
Daphne Gottlieb

poetry

Jeremiah Stansbury
Catharine Balco
paintings

E.L. Doctorow
Jonathan Ames
interviews


Catharine Balco
"Studio Sink"

Issue 13
Spring 2004

Mindy Friddle
Kenny Nowell
Dika Lam
Don Lee
Amy Havel
fiction

Annie Banks
Matthew Byrne

Karyna McGlynn

Arisa White
poetry

Janet Gorzegno
paintings

Jonathan Ames
interview


Janet Gorzegno
"Untitled #6"

Issue 12
Fall/Winter 2003

Liana Scalettar
Matthew Simmons
Heather McElhatton
Bryson Newhart

fiction

Raymond McDaniel
Lauren Sassella

Anne Pepper

Annalynn Hammond
Richard Fulco

poetry

Katsura Okada
visuals

T. Coraghessan Boyle
interview


Katsura Okada
"Canon: History: Cycles...#1"

Issue 11
Summer/Fall 2003

Jim Shepard
Liam Callanan
Leslie Blanco
John Rubins
fiction

Jen Benka
Tom Horacek
Sadiq Bey

Adam Clay
poetry

Pamela Harris
paintings

Richard Bausch
Jonathan Lethem
interviews


Pamela Harris
"U2163"

Issue 10
Spring/Summer 2003

Brock Clarke
David Brizer
Josip Novakovich
fiction

Mary Donnelly
Ellen Hagan

John Rybicki

Mónica de la Torre
poetry

Peggy Bates
paintings

Charles Baxter
interview


Peggy Bates
"Rabun II"

Issue 9
Winter/Spring 2003

Jason Deboer
Matthew Dillon
Marc Estrin
Antonya Nelson
fiction

Tracey Knapp
Stephen Oliver

Susan Richardson

David Starkey
poetry

Josh Dorman
paintings

Nick Hornby
interview


Josh Dorman
"Bathysphere"

Issue 8
Fall/Winter 2002

Steve Almond
D
avid Barringer
Karl E. Birmelin
Shanna Compton
Derek Jenkins
Victor LaValle
Tom Paine
Diane Payne
Gina Zucker

fiction

Jacob Ouillette
paintings

Paul Auster
interview


Jacob Ouillette
"Red Sky"

Issue 7
Summer/Fall 2002

Harold Bowes
Michael Ceraolo
Shanna Compton
Amy Eisner
Christian Langworthy
Kathryn Rantala
Ed Skoog
poetry

Rachel Newton and Mitch Baranowski
photo essay

Marie Ponsot
interview


Rachel Newton
"Dancing at Ginny's"

Issue 6
Spring/Summer 2002

Julianna Baggott
Lynn Kozlowski
Nelly Reifler
Bill Spratch
Shawn Aron Vandor
fiction

Barry Ballard
Suzanne Burns
M. Sammons
poetry

Louisa Matthiasdottir
Mikhail Vrubel
paintings

Robert Cohen
interview


Mikhail Vrubel
"The Demon Seated"

Issue 5
Winter 2002

Matthew Derby
Nathan Long
David Ohle
Richard St. Germain
fiction

Jon LaPree
Arthur Rimbaud
   (tr. Joshua Mehigan)
poetry

Ross Bleckner
Daniel Richardson
paintings

George Saunders
interview


Daniel Richardson
"Counseled Ascent (left)
Consell de Cent (right)"

Issue 4
Summer/Fall 2001

Matthew Cheney
Amanda Davis
Myla Goldberg
Heidi Julavits
fiction

John Cotter and Shafer Hall
Dick Davis
Cooper Esteban
Melissa McCreedy
poetry

Jamé Anderson
John Lloyd
paintings

Richard Russo
Heidi Julavits
interviews


Jamé Anderson

"Little Girl"

Issue 3
Spring/Summer 2001

Peter Christopher
Sam Lipsyte
Dawn Raffel
Pam Ryder
Jane Unrue
fiction

M. Sarki
Doug Tanoury
poetry

Durlabh Singh
paintings

Ben Marcus
interview


Durlabh Singh
"Crouching Woman"

Issue 2
Winter/Spring 2001

Greg Ames
David Hollander
Peter Markus
Carlos Yu
Jim Zervanos
fiction

Terrance Hayes
Jack Shuler
Mary Whittemore
poetry

Sixten C. Abbot
David Hamill
paintings

Donald Antrim
interview


Sixten C. Abbot
"Twins II"

Issue 1
Fall/Winter 2000

Martha Cooley
Catherine Fisher
Lisa Shea
fiction

Amy Holman
Lee Upton
Jonah Winter
poetry

Doug Malone
paintings

Michael Chabon
interview


Doug Malone
"Proximity IV"

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